Colymbus Linnaeus 1758 (bird)

Aves - Colymbiformes - Colymbidae

Full reference: C. Linnaeus. 1758. Systema Naturae per Regna Tria Naturae, Secundum Classes, Ordines, Genera, Species, cum Characteribus, Differentiis, Synonymis, Locis. Editio Decima 1:1-824

Parent taxon: Colymbidae according to O. P. Hay 1930

See also Hay 1902, Howard 1972, Lambrecht 1933, Miller and Bowman 1958, Shufeldt 1891, Wetmore 1924, Wetmore 1933, Wetmore 1940 and Wetmore 1956

Sister taxa: none

Subtaxa: Colymbus (Colymbus) Colymbus (Dytes) Colymbus portisi Colymbus subparvus

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Type: Podiceps auritus

Ecology: ground dwelling carnivore

Distribution:

• Quaternary of Monaco (1 collection), United States (1: California)

• Pliocene to Pleistocene of Italy (1), United States (1: California)

• Pliocene of United States (2: California, Idaho)

• Neogene of United States (1: Arizona)

• Oligocene of United States (1: Oregon)

Total: 8 collections each including a single occurrence

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